Habits of High Performers Podcast with James Laughlin

How to Attract Top Talent with Sean Fahey  Sean is the Founder and CEO of VidCruiter, one of the fastest-growing remote recruitment platforms in the world, helping companies attract and hire better talent.  VidCruiter helps recruiters to modernise their hiring. Their clients include organisations like Samsung, United Nations, Lionsgate, Chicago Bears, and US Foods.  Sean has been in the HR industr...

The Key to Great Culture with Owen Eastwood  Owen Eastwood is a Performance Coach originally from New Zealand. Owen has worked with some of the most elite teams and groups in the world, including Gareth Southgate's England Football team, the Command Group of NATO, the South African Cricket Team, corporate leadership teams, elite ballet and the British Olympic team. Whakapapa is a Māori idea w...

The Key to Great Culture with Owen Eastwood  Owen Eastwood is a Performance Coach originally from New Zealand. Owen has worked with some of the most elite teams and groups in the world, including Gareth Southgate's England Football team, the Command Group of NATO, the South African Cricket Team, corporate leadership teams, elite ballet and the British Olympic team. Whakapapa is a Māori idea w...

Upgrade your Brain with Julia Rucklidge  Julia J. Rucklidge, PhD, is a Professor of Psychology and a Clinical Psychologist in the School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing at the University of Canterbury, the Director of Te Puna Toiora, the Mental Health and Nutrition Research Lab, theme leader in the Child Wellbeing Institute, and co-author of The Better Brain jointly published by Penguin Random H...

Upgrade your Brain with Julia Rucklidge  Julia J. Rucklidge, PhD, is a Professor of Psychology and a Clinical Psychologist in the School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing at the University of Canterbury, the Director of Te Puna Toiora, the Mental Health and Nutrition Research Lab, theme leader in the Child Wellbeing Institute, and co-author of The Better Brain jointly published by Penguin Random H...

Removing Wealth Barriers with Brooke Roberts  Brooke Roberts is a New Zealand entrepreneur and businesswoman. She is a co-founder of the micro-investing platform Sharesies. Roberts was the joint winner of the 2020 New Zealand Women of Influence Award in the Business Enterprise section. Roberts grew up in Auckland, Mount Maunganui and the United States. She started her career in Wellington, working...

Removing Wealth Barriers with Brooke Roberts  Brooke Roberts is a New Zealand entrepreneur and businesswoman. She is a co-founder of the micro-investing platform Sharesies. Roberts was the joint winner of the 2020 New Zealand Women of Influence Award in the Business Enterprise section. Roberts grew up in Auckland, Mount Maunganui and the United States. She started her career in Wellington, working...

Ukrainian Leadership with Roman Shulyar Today we have the privilege of hearing from Transactional Lawyer from the Ukraine - Roman Shulyar, however, he is no longer practising law. He is now enrolled in the Ukrainian Army. He is currently fighting for the freedom of his loved ones, and his country. He is a normal person, just like you and I, who was going about his life believing that Ukraine was a...

The New IQ with Michael Brandt   Everything Michael Brandt does is fast and intense. Aside from being the CEO and co-founder of  Health Via Modern Nutrition (HVMN), he cruises through marathons at a cool 6-minute mile pace. With the launch of Ketone-IQ, Michael and his team created an entirely new category of ketone shots, which have taken over elite sports and high-end workplaces. Michael has qui...

 The New IQ with Michael Brandt   Everything Michael Brandt does is fast and intense. Aside from being the CEO and co-founder of  Health Via Modern Nutrition (HVMN), he cruises through marathons at a cool 6-minute mile pace. With the launch of Ketone-IQ, Michael and his team created an entirely new category of ketone shots, which have taken over elite sports and high-end workplaces. Michael has qu...

How to Create Resilience with Dr. G Resilience expert Deborah Gilboa, MD, aka “Dr. G” works with families, organisations, and businesses to identify the mindset and strategies to turn stress to an advantage. Renowned for her contagious humour, Dr. G works with groups across multiple generations, to rewire their attitudes and beliefs, and create resilience through personal accountability and a comp...

How to Create Resilience with Dr. G Resilience expert Deborah Gilboa, MD, aka “Dr. G” works with families, organisations, and businesses to identify the mindset and strategies to turn stress to an advantage. Renowned for her contagious humour, Dr. G works with groups across multiple generations, to rewire their attitudes and beliefs, and create resilience through personal accountability and a comp...

Using AI to Build Relationships with Rabi Gupta  Rabi Gupta is the Co-Founder and CEO of Evabot, an AI-based corporate gifting platform that makes it super easy for businesses to send highly personalized gifts to their clients and employees, which helps them build authentic relationships that grow their companies.  They serve 1000+ businesses, including giants like Facebook, Microsoft, Oracle, AT&...

Using AI to Build Relationships with Rabi Gupta  Rabi Gupta is the Co-Founder and CEO of Evabot, an AI-based corporate gifting platform that makes it super easy for businesses to send highly personalized gifts to their clients and employees, which helps them build authentic relationships that grow their companies.  They serve 1000+ businesses, including giants like Facebook, Microsoft, Oracle, AT&...

How to enforce Brave Boundaries with Dr. Sasha Shillcutt Dr. Sasha Shillcutt is a renowned cardiac anesthesiologist, professor, bestselling author and CEO/Founder of Brave Enough. Sasha’s TEDx talk titled Resilience: The Art of Failing Forward has been viewed by more than 50K. Her writing has been published in both the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA. She’s the author of the n...

How to enforce Brave Boundaries with Dr. Sasha Shillcutt Dr. Sasha Shillcutt is a renowned cardiac anesthesiologist, professor, bestselling author and CEO/Founder of Brave Enough. Sasha’s TEDx talk titled Resilience: The Art of Failing Forward has been viewed by more than 50K. Her writing has been published in both the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA. She’s the author of the n...

Unlock Your Authentic Self with Annie Leib Working for a major pharmaceutical company Annie discovered she was being treated as a statistic, not as a whole person.  After leaving a decade-long career she received her executive MBA and crafted a unique modality called the BREATH Framework which helps guide blocked professionals to find fulfillment and unlock their true authentic selves.  Annie has...

Unlock Your Authentic Self with Annie Leib Working for a major pharmaceutical company Annie discovered she was being treated as a statistic, not as a whole person.  After leaving a decade-long career she received her executive MBA and crafted a unique modality called the BREATH Framework which helps guide blocked professionals to find fulfillment and unlock their true authentic selves.  Annie has...

No Excuses with Dave Letele Born the son of Auckland Mongrel Mob leader, Dave once said, "I should definitely be in jail or dead, one of the two ... but because I'm not, I feel like I'm blessed. I share my story to give hope and help to others."  Dave Letele is an author, a community leader, life coach and motivational speaker. Dave is well-known for his professional boxing and...

No Excuses with Dave Letele Born the son of Auckland Mongrel Mob leader, Dave once said, "I should definitely be in jail or dead, one of the two ... but because I'm not, I feel like I'm blessed. I share my story to give hope and help to others."  Dave Letele is an author, a community leader, life coach and motivational speaker. Dave is well-known for his professional boxing and...

Overcome Extreme Adversity with Peter Mutabazi. We are so excited to publish our 100th episode! This could not have come at a better time, with Father’s Day in New Zealand this Sunday - the timing for this episode couldn’t be any more perfect! Peter Mutabazi is an absolutely magnificent human. This conversation is one that I won’t forget and it is filled with inspiration and hope. At age ten, Pete...

Overcome Extreme Adversity with Peter Mutabazi. We are so excited to publish our 100th episode! This could not have come at a better time, with Father’s Day in New Zealand this Sunday - the timing for this episode couldn’t be any more perfect! Peter Mutabazi is an absolutely magnificent human. This conversation is one that I won’t forget and it is filled with inspiration and hope. At age ten, Pete...

The Secret to EQ with Dr. Karyn Gordon. This week I was lucky enough to sit down with Dr. Karyn Gordon to talk about all things EQ and Leadership! A Wall Street Journal Bestselling author, TED Talk speaker and nominated for the 2021 RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Award, Dr. Karyn Gordon is the CEO and co-founder of DK Leadership.  She has spoken live to more than ½ million people in 17 countries...

The Secret to EQ with Dr. Karyn Gordon. This week I was lucky enough to sit down with Dr. Karyn Gordon to talk about all things EQ and Leadership! A Wall Street Journal Bestselling author, TED Talk speaker and nominated for the 2021 RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Award, Dr. Karyn Gordon is the CEO and co-founder of DK Leadership.  She has spoken live to more than ½ million people in 17 countries...

This week I had the honour of sitting down and interviewing the epic Laurie Sudbrink. We spoke about fearless leadership and leading with GRIT. This is one not to be missed! Laurie Sudbrink is the Presiden t and Founder of Unlimited Coaching Solutions, which s pecialises in improving workplace performance.  She witnessed weak leadership and communication breakdown over 15 years of working for a ma...